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Fable!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 22 / 60
Date: August 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As being one of the most anticipated role playing game at the electronics convention (the e3), Fable diffently is going to be quite a game. The life of the world is amazing, people do there own things while you are on quites, they react to things you do from the past to the future. They also have a gesture system that allows you to swoon or make people laugh or just be rude! Those are just a couple of them. As far as the battle systems goes i heard it is easy to use. You can use magic or bows and arrows or swords and over 50 other weapons. Its all hack and slash, its not turn based you dont have to wait for a turn. Its like zelda, you can attack when you want too. Another interesting thing about the game is that you can either be evil or good. If your good, people in town will cheer for you and praise you. If your bad, people will hide from you and just fear you. Your apperence changes as well, evil side you grow pale and grow horns and have an evil aura. Good side you have a halo appear over you and you look glowy and good. You also have 3 primary stats which will effect your body. Melee weapons (swords, etc). Will might you a bruting hulk. Ranged attacks (arrows) will make you nimble. Will(magic) will make you look wise and bald. This game is entirely by choice, you do what you want to do!

Sims Killer.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 122
Date: August 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Think about this for a minute.

In the Sims 2 (which is going to be released on the same day as this consiquently) You have a character who has aspirations, dreams, hopes, can pass their DNA down through the line, and the Sims franchise will basically live your lives for you because you weigh 30 pounds over the "projected perfection" and you're too afraid to go out and live life.

In other words, the Sims 2 will be the ultimate chick game and the ultimate waste of time.

Now FABLE comes along and offers close to the same thing, only more. More = violence. Forgive me for sounding chovanist, but the idea of marrying a young lass struck with amazement at your status in the game, knocking her up, and fighting for good and evil, does comprise MORE than a game based coded personalities (no matter how many algoritims there are that make up these personalities) which after a while, I assure you will be tapped out.

So, if you want to go and live life through your computer and marry Prince Charming or that raven haired woman you can't approach at work, go ahead and waste your money on the Sims. But if you want a life experience in which you have a dramatic role in fighting off evil (or slaughtering innocence) in the world around you, while still engaging in day to day activities. Pick this up.

I played it, it's great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: September 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I suppose I'm one of the only people reviewing this so far that actually played the game. I hadn't read a lot of hype on this game before played it at a gaming convention, and only saw a small bit while I researched the release date for this game, so I don't think I'm "buying into the hype". I restarted the game at the con and played from the beginning until I turned into a teenager, and then completed a few tasks after that. The total length of time I spent playing was about 1.5 hours. I only played the "good" side. It was really cool and I can't wait to buy the game and finish it.

You are only a kid for about an hour of gameplay, and the start to the game is slow. The slow start is why I gave the game only 4 stars for the "fun" rating. However, what you do in the beginning matters a lot, and it gets much better, so I'll forgive the slow start and give the game 5 stars overall. I didn't get all the way to the end, so it better not dissappoint, but I played enough of the game to know that it will at least keep me occupied for several months while I play through the different variations.

5 STARS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 55
Date: August 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'M GIVING FABLE FIVE STARS EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT RELEASED YET BECAUSE I'M A HYPE-BELIEVING SAP.

Oh yeah!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 19
Date: August 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Okay, there are numerous ways this game is gonna rock. I list my top ten reasons right here.

10. Battle scars and what-not
9. Out of battle life (marraige, offspring, etc.)
8. Appearance change
7. Start out as a kid
6. M-rated
5. Realeases really soon (Sept. 14)
4. Much interaction
3. Rumored to have music from Danny Elfman (Batman, Edward Scissorhands, etc.)
2. Can be good or evil
1. Crazy huge options and many, many ways to end the game

One of the best RPGs

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: October 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I wasn't too familiar with the idea of the game before I purchased it.
Complete a lifelong journey from childhood to the grave. Fighting your way through life and solving the mystery of your family. The game changes with your every move....

The game sounds very good, but when you start to play, you realize that your childhood lasts about 20 minutes, and your teenage years last about an hour. So really the game of a life journey can be decieving.
But all that aside, the game is very exciting; increasing your character's attributes ranging from how strong they are, to the many magical spells you may cast. Determining if you would rather travel down the path of good or evil. Marying a woman....or even a man (the character is a boy)?!?!

Quests give you the ability to earn gold and experience points to level up your character to fight the toughest guards, theives, monsters, and even the undead. One issue that I do have with teh quests are that there is a golden icon that leads you to the path in which you are supposed to take to complete the quest. So, in other words, the quests are laid out to you with no questions or concers; except defeating those that stand in your way.

One portion of the game that does keep your interest is the ability to party til you puke, that's right, your character can get so incredibly drunk that he will actually vomit! Be careful though, because if you want to marry, you must present yourself in a well manner.

I would advise any RPG fanatic to pick this up off the shelves immediately and set some time aside for this game.

Can't WAIT!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 15
Date: July 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm a moderate gamer, and normally I don't get too excited over upcoming releases (the Grand Theft Auto series excepted), but when my boyfriend got his new XBox Magazine complete with preview of Fable, I was blown away! This truly looks to be one of the most complex, fun games ever created. You start out as a young boy, and live out your life from that point on. You are constantly confronted with choices, and every decision you make, no matter how big or small, affects what will happen to you later in the game (ex.- battle scars stay with you for life, or characters you have done wrong to could try to kill you). You are either revered or despised by the AI characters in the game, and you alone are responsible for how others see you. While you're out on missions, people back home are going about their lives in real time. You can get married and have children, who could grow up in your absences. Like any other RPG, there's plenty of skill building and fighting, but what really seems to set this game apart is the level of detail that went into the scenery, the AI, and the real-time progression of events. Not to mention the variety of outcomes based on your choices. This is probably the first game I've ever heard of that you could play over and over without the exact same thing happening twice. If the game is as good as the hype, it'll be well worth the $49.99. A definite must-buy!

Eh...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: October 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok... so I'll break it down for you. The story-line is predictable, but no big deal -these games rarely have good storylines. The graphics are quite nice though I felt like I was playing a cartoon. Now many gamers like the idea of a free-roam world, where you can walk around and interact with a billion different things and I appreciate that freedom too but not to this extent. I finished the game in 3 days and I went to read about whether I had missed anything and there were some small things I missed but the most strikingly common theme I read was "This is a game meant to be played again and again choosing a different alignment" I played it as a good guy, but now that I'm done I don't think that this game was SO great that I need to play it again as an evil dude just to get a different ending. A game like KOTOR (Knights of the Old Republic) is a game that I enjoyed playing both as an evil dude and as a good one. Fable though, not so much. And I didn't even play this game religiously... but I STILL finished in three days and now I feel like I've wasted 50 bucks. In other words, buy it used or wait till its $20.

Fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 16
Date: August 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is an rpg. You do anything. If you are good you will have an angelic glow and you will be admired by everyone but if you are evil you will have devil horns and people will flee from you. You have weapons and magic and you can get tattoos, haircuts, clothes, armor etc. You can buy estates for your guy and even get married and have kids. A torture chamber awaits simple morons and you can use it! This will be great!

A MESSAGE FOR REVIEWER "deebee" from Los angeles

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 26
Date: August 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

for your information you can see previews and screens about the game in the internet without the game actually being released. Maybe thats why they know a little bit about the game even if it releases in semptember.Even if they are just guessing its none of your @$$#%#&* bussiness. Thanks for reading.

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